title: Study of the thermo-optical constants of Yb doped Y2O3, Lu2O3 and Sc2O3 ceramic materials.
abstract: Thermally induced depolarization and thermal lens of three Konoshima Chemical Co. laser-ceramics samples Yb(3+):Lu(2)O(3)(C(Yb) ≈ 1.8 at.%), Yb(3+):Y(2)O(3)(C(Yb) ≈ 1.8 at.%), and Yb(3+):Sc(2)O(3) (C(Yb) ≈ 2.5 at.%) were measured in experiment at different pump power. The results allowed us to estimate the thermal conductivity of the investigated ceramic samples and compare their thermo-optical properties. The thermo-optical constants P and Q and its sign measured for these materials at the first time.
authors.forename: Ilya L
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Snetkov
authors.forename: Dmitry E
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authors.lastname: Silin
authors.forename: Oleg V
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authors.lastname: Palashov
authors.forename: Efim A
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authors.lastname: Khazanov
authors.forename: Hideki
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authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Takagimi
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authors.lastname: Yanagitani
authors.forename: Hitoki
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authors.lastname: Yoneda
authors.forename: Akira
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authors.lastname: Shirakawa
authors.forename: Ken-Ichi
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authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Alexander A
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authors.lastname: Kaminskii